(1) The fact that an offence for which a registrable offender has been found guilty becomes spent does not affect—
(a) the status of the offence as a registrable offence for this Act for the offender; or
(b) a reporting obligation of the offender.
(2) For this section, an offence becomes spent if, under a law in any jurisdiction, the registrable offender is permitted to not disclose the fact that the person was convicted or found guilty of the offence.
(3) This section does not limit the effect of the Spent Convictions Act 2000 , section 11 (2) (Which convictions can become spent?).